Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140708
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '19 at 06:12
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 97.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 239 89% 155 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 670 64% 528 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 193 185 173 167 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 446 Write 273 Mixed 226 SusWrite 178 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 27.5 103% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 88.1 DQ Mixed 144 118% 175 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 86%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 164GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 210 211 216 218 224 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 456 Write 325 Mixed 276 SusWrite 214 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 26.7 106% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 148 122% 181 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 86%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 109GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 210 211 216 218 224 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 451 Write 377 Mixed 298 SusWrite 214 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 26.1 103% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 157 127% 184 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 86%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 82GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 209 210 215 217 223 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 450 Write 381 Mixed 297 SusWrite 213 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 26.1 105% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 156 127% 185 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 86%
G.skill Phoenix 480GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 185GB free Firmware: 2.91 SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 511 519 527 524 516 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 71% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 25.4 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 46.3 86% 46.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MAXIMUS VII FORMULA Builds (Compare 619 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA - $284

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	499x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	36x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	29x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	23x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	23x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16